Going down from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, UFC
143 is headlined by an interim welterweight title collision pitting
Nick
Diaz against Carlos
Condit. The main draw airs live on pay-per-view and also
features a pivotal heavyweight matchup between Roy Nelson
and Fabricio
Werdum.

Edwards, 28, has lost in two of his last three Octagon outings,
though his defeats have been hard-fought affairs. Most recently,
“The Ultimate Fighter 13” veteran dropped a back-and-forth
unanimous decision on Nov. 5 to debuting Brit John
Maguire.

Also 28, Stumpf returned to active competition in May after
spending over two years away from the cage. The welterweight now
looks to rebound from a submission defeat in his Octagon debut to
T.J.
Waldburger. Prior to that Sept. 17 loss via triangle choke,
Stumpf had won five of his last six fights.

Like Edwards, Cope is a veteran of “TUF 13,” making his promotional
debut at the live season finale in June. After besting fellow cast
mate Chuck O’Neil, “C-Murder” was finished quickly by Che Mills in
his most recent outing, falling by knockout in just 40 seconds at
UFC
138.